Week #2 Recap of Emerald Downs - Brady Bunch Style

Week 2 Recap of Emerald Downs (Youtube Videos included. Go to Militaryhawk.blogspot.com if you are having trouble watching)

Does anybody remember the old Brady Bunch episode when the family went to Hawaii? If not, a quick recap: Mike, who was busy with three boys of his own, was allowed to bring his family on a trip to Hawaii while he was looking into a building site for his construction company (I am sure the shareholders loved that expense--must be pre-Great Recession or a closely-held company). Bobby, everybody’s least favorite Brady kid, comes across an idol at the construction site and thinks it is suppose to be good luck. Bobby, lacking Idol (including Billy) knowledge, doesn’t realize it is a native taboo idol of evil. Dumb kid. However, Bobby believes that it is good luck because immediately after he acquires the idol he meets Don Ho. Seriously? That is good luck? Too bad Bobby didn’t meet Don Corleone instead. Well, bad luck ensues to whoever wears the idol as you can see from the following videos, which are awesome:

Emmy-worthy acting if you ask me.

What is the point of all of this? Well, I feel like I drop kicked my own Evil Tiki Idol this last weekend. After years and years of sub-par performance and what some have called extremely bad luck (even though I am not a strong believer (or belieber) in luck) in this game, I had a weekend where two of my horses won. Not a big deal for most but it was for me. Not bragging, simply grateful for what happened and most grateful that the horses appeared to come out of the races well. Bad luck happens, often, in horse racing as we all know. Nice to have decent weekends once is a while. 

What was my Evil Tiki Idol you ask? I can only trace it to one thing. On Saturday morning, I decided to part ways with Abercrombie and Fitch and cancelled my 5-year-long modeling contract.

A few stats for your information:  

*7 of the 19 races were won by Washington-Breds.

*Washington-Breds accounted for 69 of the 115 starters (60%) this weekend.

*K-Swag’s Mike Man’s Gold, a Washington-Bred out of the good mare Chedoodle, won the feature race on Saturday. It was raining Benjamins on the way to the winners’ circle. For those not hip to the scene, or are from Alaska, here is the definition of Benjamins:

Benjamins - Benjamins are 100 dollar bills. The reason people call them Benjamins is because the face on the bill is of Benjamin Franklin who was a publisher, a philosopher, a scientist, and the first major American inventor.

Can you please use it in a sentence?

K-Swag has gots to get some of em’ Benjamins.

*An eclectic group of sires won races this weekend. The recently deceased Sharp Humor had two winners on Sunday.   

*The charts for the race (W=Wa-bred):

4/25

Horse	W	Cond.	¼	½	5	5.5/6
Ain’t Tellin		M5K 3+	21.84	44.89	56.85
Raised on Robbery		12.5KN2L 3+ F	22.67	46.26	57.73	1:03.68
Own It		2.5KN2L 3+	23.11	46.56	58.30	1:04.29
Preachinatsagoi	Y	7.5KN2L 3 F	22.18	45.70	58.05
Perhaps a Pie		MOC25K 3 F	22.62	45.90	57.76	1:03.93
Whiskeyonthehouse	Y	3.5K(c) 3+	22.79	45.71	57.72	1:10.24
Cha Cha Latte		5K 3+ F	22.18	45.43	57.36	1:03.48
Doctor Susan		Alw N2L 3 F	21.78	44.85	56.91	1:03.43
Mike Man’s Gold	Y	AOC40K 3+	21.89	44.66	56.65	1:03.06
Illumination Road	Y	M20K 3+	21.86	45.10	57.23	1:03.50

*Pick 5 Handle =  $10,305 *123Racing Handle = $4,468

4/26

Horse	W	Cond.	¼	½	5	5.5/6
Red Ridge	Y	M15K (S)	22.17	45.34	57.02
Goodhumorgirl		7.5KN3L 3+ F	21.80	44.97	57.93
Anitewithyou	Y	3.5K(c) 3+	21.69	44.57	57.26	1:10.52
Where’s My Voucher		7.5KN3L 3+	22.34	45.18	57.24
Bird in Love		2.5K(c)  3+ F	22.67	46.52	58.62	1:05.02
Vickys Fast Boy	Y	2.5K 3+	22.67	45.44	57.49	1:10.61
Simply Sharp		5K 3+	22.44	45.33	56.94	1:03.01
Calculated Choas		12.5KN2L	22.14	45.58	57.28	1:03.62
Wedding Kake		M5K 3+	22.37	45.86	58.44

*Pick 5 Handle = $11,837 *123Racing Handle = $4,150

Always Love Your Animals,

Will